Here's a call from the trenches: long-time independent book store Amazon in Minneapolis is for sale! I recently received this plea via email:

"I believe all of you support independent booksellers. If you are not already aware of it, Barb Wieser, general manager of Amazon Bookstore Cooperative in Minneapolis, has put the store on the market. This link should take you to a recent article in the Minnesota Women's Press about the store and the reasons why it is on the market: http://www.womenspress.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=2977&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=&S=1

I am hoping desperately that someone who cares about feminist literature and community bookstores will purchase the business and keep it going for another nearly-half century! So please, spread the word!"